Down in Destin

To celebrate the Fourth of July Wesley and I went to Destin for a little vacation. To wish our country a Happy Birthday we pulled the boat up on the point and made a day of it.

The boys did the usual beach games

We stayed out there until the fireworks were over and all the other boats were gone.

Thursday we went over to Watercolor to visit The Letts. It has become such a fun tradition to spend one day on the beach with them. 

That night we stayed out on 30-A for dinner on The Roof at Whiskey Bravo.

It was a great view and I totally recommend the seafood nachos.

Later in the trip we were invited to go on an offshore fishing trip. 

The girls catching some rays

 Erin, Ashley, Adam and myself reeling 'em in

We were so excited and ended up having an amazing catch. We caught our limit of Snapper in 45 minutes. Thanks to Captain Bobby for guiding us right over the fish. 

The whole crew

Wesley caught the huge Grouper in the middle. It was so exciting to see that big fish come up on the other end of his line. He was thrilled and I was so proud of him!

It weighed in around 55lbs.

Due to our successful morning catch we were back inland by 1pm. That gave us plenty of time to head out to Crab Island. That place never gets old.

We were so glad to spend our vacation with great friends. I hope to get back down there this summer!

Fourth of July!

I am so excited about the Fourth of July this year. We will be at the beach, but if I was having a party I would want it to look something like this. 

 YUM YUM YUM

The other day we got festive around here and made some chocolate covered pretzels and cake pops!

 I found these sprinkles at Michaels

 We also got this oh so cute vintage inspired suit for Reese

One other thing I made for the holiday were these Cake Batter Blondies. 

I used red, white, and blue sprinkles instead of rainbow. They were delicious!

Hope you all have a wonderful holiday!!! 

Bits from our weekend

Last weekend Wesley and I were able to stay in town and relax a little. We kicked off the weekend at the Lady Antebellum Concert with Meghan and Brian.

Hootie, I mean Darius Rucker was one of the opening acts. It was fun to hear him sing his country and break out a little Hootie & The Blowfish songs too. 

 We had great tickets, so close to the stage. They put on a great show!

Saturday morning I got out the clippers and went to town on our backyard. The landscaping (or lack thereof) at our house is SAD.  I mean just awful, but neither of us enjoy yard work yet and buying a cute pillow is way more fun than buying a plant! 

Thankfully Wesley suggested we go to the Peachtree Road Farmers Market to check it out. I gladly put down the clippers to go shopping!

We have been to a couple green markets around town and this one was one of the best! We somehow ended up leaving with 1 bag of quinoa, 4 cookies, and shared a King of Pops. Random I know. 

Saturday night we met up with some other couples to try out a new restaurant in Buckhead, STG Trattoria. 

I would give it a 2 out of 5. It was a cool atmosphere, but the food was lacking. 

I also squeezed in a little home project over the weekend. I will share more on that next week. 

Have a great weekend!

What's Cooking?

With Pinterest around, it makes cooking a little easier. Instead of dragging out a big cookbook, writing down the ingredients, yada yada, now I just search for something on Pinterest and pull out my phone at the store to make sure I buy everything. Here are a couple of recipes we have tried lately.

Chicken Broccoli Supreme

This chicken casserole doesn't require a can of cream of chicken soup. This was delicious and I actually liked it better than the kind with the soup... and so did Wesley. This is a must try!

Rosemary Rutabaga Fries

I pinned this a while back and when I finally went to the site to get the full recipe I found out it was from a sorority sister of mine from college. Pretty neat and really good! We both really liked adding a new veggie to our routine. I will be doing this again and trying out more of Betsy's recipes. 

Baked Quinoa Broccoli Casserole

I know another casserole, but hey I am from the south right? This was great! My first time making quinoa (I'm embarrassed to admit) and it was a hit! It says it is supposed to be low calorie too!

Hey a low calorie casserole....I am in! I did have to use a can of cream of something soup, but I might lighten it up next time a little more.

Roasted Cabbage 

This said INSANELY delicious and easy so I gave it a try. Wesley said he liked it and would have it again. Me, not so much. I do think I like the cabbage baked in the foil packet, but the worcestershire sauce wasn't my have. I think a balsamic sauce with some feta would make this dish a success.   

 BEST BROCCOLI of YOUR LIFE

NOT! I did not think this was the best broccoli. I don't think I will make this again.

You can check out the rest of my Food Board here.

On the road again..

This past weekend me, Wesley, Maggie, and Dave packed into the car for a weekend trip to Nashville to visit Kim & Nick. We got up to Nashville early afternoon and spent a little time at their pool. 

Kim and Nick had a special night planned for us and it all started at Arrington Vineyards. 

We packed a cooler of snacks, bought a couple bottles of wine, and sat on the lawn chatting and enjoying the weather. 

We also enjoyed a wine tasting

Do you spy the love birds?

Once it got dark, we went into Franklin to Puckett's for some live music and dinner. 

Saturday was pool day. We spent the whole day outside living it up!

I'm sure Maggie will have more of our fun pool pics.

 Saturday afternoon we got dolled up and went downtown to enjoy a drink or two before our dinner reservations. 

We had dinner at Virago, one of our favorite Nashville spots. The view from the rooftop is incredible!

And you know we couldn't resist taking the Karaoke Cab home. SO.MUCH.FUN.

 Please take note at the song on the TV. 

We had such a fun weekend with friends and loved spending time at Kim and Nicks Party Pad!